For you psych majors out there, if you’d like a handy illustration of Kubler-Ross’ stages of grief, just watch that Sinead video linked above (although she skips denial and bargaining). The lady really knows how to take a song from Point A to Point B. There are a lot of angry breakup songs, but if living well is the best revenge then that one is better than most.

And for anyone who has a job they’re less than enthusiastic about, the kind of job that makes your stomach ache as you pull into the parking lot, that makes you physically force your feet to take one step after another as you urge yourself into the building, resisting the urge to run shrieking in the opposite direction, the kind of job that makes Sunday afternoon unenjoyable because Monday morning is now hovering on the edge of your vision — let me commend “Last Night” by the Mar-Keys.

Make that your mental soundtrack as you walk into the office and head for your cubicle. That won’t make the job itself any more bearable or meaningful, but I defy you not to feel a bit better about things if you imagine that your every step is accompanied by the sweet swagger of Packy Axton’s saxophone and Booker T.’s Hammond organ.

“Last Time I Saw Richard” is lovely and haunting and wistfully beautiful, but it’s just not the sort of thing you want running through your head while you’re trying to face another day at that job.

Anyway, in honor of the lovely Sarah McLachlan track listed above, I’d also appreciate any suggestions for your favorite songs including a musical saw.

Kevin Quain, Toronto’s most underrated blues/cabaret jazz musician, and his band the Mad Bastards often end their shows with a rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on the musical saw. They’re usually acoustic, but when they play as the Electric Bastards, there is also a theremin.

“ラスト”, by Nakaido “Chabo” Reichi “Last Dinosaur”, by the pillows “The Last Mall”, by Steely Dan “The Last Passenger”, by Pretty Lights “The Last Song”, by Locomotiv GT “Last Time I Saw Him”, by Diana Ross and the Supremes

I’ve got nothing with a musical saw, so here’s Jackyl’s “The Lumberjack” and their musical chainsaw. Hop to 1:30 for the chainsaw solo.

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“The Last Leaf” – Aloof Proof.

I’m not sure how to describe the genre to which this belongs – lush autumn drone ambient, maybe. It’s also not clear whether it’s named after the poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, or O. Henry’s short story, but both strike me as being tonally appropriate. Track this down (easiest to snag Aloof Proof’s album Piano Text through Infraction Records – they have a web store), play it in the background on a chilly September evening, and marvel that this artist managed to make every single sound you hear on a piano.

Anonymous

Last Caress/Green Hell, Metallica Last Dance, Sarah McLachlan Last Dance Rodeo, Jewel The Last Day of Our Acquaintance, Sinead O’Connor Last Dollar (Fly Away), Pickin’ On Tim McGraw Last Exit to Eden, Amanda Marshall Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Robert Johnson The Last Fight, Velvet Revolver The Last Goodbye, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee soundtrack Last Great American Whale, Lou Read The Last Heart in Line, Dwight Yoakam Last House on the Block, Eric Johnson Last Letter, Willie Nelson The Last Letter: Really Rushin’ Through, Janis Joplin Last Mariner, Dust Rhinos Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream, Johnny Cash Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream, Simon & Garfunkel The Last of McGee, The Pogues The Last of the Drifters, Johnny Cash with Tom T. Hall The Last of the Protest Singers, Harry Chapin The Last Old Shovel, Phyllis Boyens The Last One Alive, Vast The Last Rosa of Summer, Chloe Agnew Last Stand, Harry Chapin The Last Stop, Dave Matthews Band The Last Thing on My Mind, Peter Paul & Mary The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This), Robert Cray Band The Last Time I Saw Her, Gordon Lightfoot The Last To Know, Dan Fogelberg Last Train to London, Electric Light Orchestra The Last Words You Said, Sarah Brightman The Last Worthless Evening, Don Henley Last Year’s Man, Leonard Cohen

Wow, we have a lot of “Lasts”. This is a pretty fair representation of the genre distribution of our music collection, though: folk, blues, country, oldies, and the occasional top 40 song or novelty.

Evan

Favorite musical saw song: “Hide In Your Shell” by Supertramp.

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An apocalyptic playlist to read Left Behind threads to:

Last Chance For You – The Dream Syndicate Last Dance – The Mekons Last Dance – Neil Young (ripped from a scratchy vinyl copy of Time Fades Away, which has never been released on CD) Last Dance – The Raveonettes (these are three completely different songs) The Last Day Of Jimi Hendrix’s Life – The Mountain Goats Last Days Of Man On Earth – The Urinals Last Drop In The Glass – Danbert Nobacon Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley Last Grave At Dimbaza – 17 Pygmies Last Match – The Aislers Set The Last Monsoon Of Summer – Thai Elephant Orchestra (this is music performed by actual elephants. It’s very noble and soothing) Last Night – The Strokes Last Night I Had A Dream – Randy Newman Last Night On Earth – The Mekons Last Of The Steam Powered Trains – The Kinks Last Orders – The Fall The Last Ray – This Mortal Coil Last Resort – The Cannanes The Last Shot – Lou Reed A Last Straw – Robert Wyatt The Last Time – Andrew Oldham Orchestra (best known as the sample in “Bittersweet Symphony” by the Verve) The Last Time – The Rolling Stones Last Time – Suicide Last Train – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry The Last Trip To Tulsa – Neil Young The Last Wall Of The Castle – Jefferson Airplane The Last Weeks Of The War – The Mekons Last White Christmas – Basement 5 Last Words Of Hassan Sabbah (excerpt) – William Burroughs Last Year’s Man – Leonard Cohen

LL

Glad to see Jeff Buckley represented here. “Last Goodbye” is a beautiful song.

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Does not have a saw, does not fit the category (b/c I don’t have a playlist of all of the music I listen to, being a plebe who still uses CDs), but my favourite Sarah McLachlan song is “Dark Angel.” Which is actually by Blue Rodeo, but that’s sort of incidental.

Last Chance — The Home Folks The Last Chance Texaco — Rickie Lee Jones Last Dime Blues — Blind Willie McTell Last Fair Deal Gone Down — Crooked Still Last Fair Deal Gone Down — The Rising Sons Last Fair Deal Gone Down — Beck (what, no Robert Johnson original?) Last Gold Dollar — Moonshine Kate The Last Goodbye — Uncle Earl Last Kind Words — Geeshie Wiley Last Night When My Willie Came Home — Uncle Dave Macon with Sam McGee The Last Minute — Paul Smith Last Night — The Traveling Wilburys Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream — Ed McCurdy Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream — Johnny Cash Last Night When Willie Come Home — Mike Seeger The Last of Callahan — Chris “Fiddlin’ Red” Carney The Last of Callahan — Luther Strong The Last of Callahan — Mike Seeger Last Pay Day at Coal Creek — Pete Steele The Last Scene of the Titanic — Frank Hutchinson The Last Spike — Cowboy Junkies Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning — Willie Nelson The Last Time — The Blind Boys of Alabama The Last Time — Johnny Cash The Last Time I Saw Richard — Joni Mitchell Last Train — Abigail Washburn

Last American Exit – The Tragically Hip Last Call Jesus – Oliver Black Last Ever Lone Gunman – Snow Patrol Last Goodbye – Paper Moon Last Last One – The Weakerthans Last Night I Dreamed You Didn’t Love Me – The Tragically Hip Last Nite – The Strokes The Last of the Unplucked Gems – The Tragically Hip Last People on Earth – 54-40 The Last Recluse – The Tragically Hip The Last Saskatchewan Pirate – The Arrogant Worms The Last Saskatchewan Pirate – Captain Tractor The Last Scene of Struggling – Finger Eleven Last Straw – Danny Michel Last Tango in Paris – Gotan Project The Last Thing on Your Mind – Lights Last to Know – The Eames Era Last Train Home – Lostprophets The Last Unicorn – America

Yes, I do have two versions of The Last Saskatchewan Pirate. Because that song is awesome.

FangsFirst

Last – Nine Inch Nails The Last – The Replacements Last Ap Roach – Squarepusher The Last Baron – Mastodon Last Call – Doomtree Last Call – OutKast Last Caress – The Misfits Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled – Porcupine Tree The Last Comeback – Janis Ian Last Dance – The Cure The Last Dance Massacre – Darkest Hour Last Date – R.E.M. The Last Day Of Jimi Hendrix’s Life – The Mountain Goats The Last Day of Summer – The Cure Last Day of Winter – Pelican Last Days – Arab Summit Last Days of My Bitter Heart (A Man Can Only Carry So Much Anger) – Eels Last Dinosaur – The Pillows The Last DJ – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Last Exit – Pearl Jam Last Gang in Town – The Clash Last Heart – Prince The Last Kiss – Parts & Labor Last Leaf – OK Go The Last Laugh – Mark Knopfler The Last Limit of Bhakti – The Mountain Goats The Last Mall – Steely Dan Last Minute – Strapping Young Lad Last Night – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Last Night – The Traveling Wilburys Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – The Smiths Last Night I Had a Dream – Randy Newman Last Night I had the Strangest Dream – Simon & Garfunkel Last Nite – The Strokes Last of My Kind – Alice in Chains Last of the 1%ers – The Black Halos Last of the Fumes – 2 Lone Swordsmen Last of the Steam Powered Trains – The Kinks The Last Remaining Light – Audioslave Last Rite – The Crown (at that time, The Crown of Thorns) The Last Ride of the Bozomobile – Buckethead Last Rose of Summer – Judas Priest The Last Rose of Summer – Tom Waits Last Season Purity – Forest Stream The Last Song – Foo Fighters The Last Song – Smashing Pumpkins The Last Song I Will Write – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Last Stop: This Town – Eels The Last Thing You Should Do – David Bowie The Last Time – Danny Elfman The Last Time – Bettye Lavette (backed by the Drive-By Truckers!) Last Time I Looked – Peter Case Last Time in Love – Sloan Last Time We Spoke – Eels Last Train Home – Armored Saint The Last Waltz Refrain – The Band The Last Word – Voltaire The Last Word – Torche The Last Worthless Evening – Don Henley Last Year’s Rain Didn’t Fall So Hard – The Twilight Sad Last Year’s Snow – The Cribs The Last You’ll Know – Neurosis

Funny notes: all three songs mentioning dreams are next to each other alphabetically, and both songs starting “Last Year’s…” followed it immediately with precipitation…bizarre.

FangsFirst

Last – Nine Inch Nails The Last – The Replacements Last Ap Roach – Squarepusher The Last Baron – Mastodon Last Call – Doomtree Last Call – OutKast Last Caress – The Misfits Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled – Porcupine Tree The Last Comeback – Janis Ian Last Dance – The Cure The Last Dance Massacre – Darkest Hour Last Date – R.E.M. The Last Day Of Jimi Hendrix’s Life – The Mountain Goats The Last Day of Summer – The Cure Last Day of Winter – Pelican Last Days – Arab Summit Last Days of My Bitter Heart (A Man Can Only Carry So Much Anger) – Eels Last Dinosaur – The Pillows The Last DJ – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Last Exit – Pearl Jam Last Gang in Town – The Clash Last Heart – Prince The Last Kiss – Parts & Labor Last Leaf – OK Go The Last Laugh – Mark Knopfler The Last Limit of Bhakti – The Mountain Goats The Last Mall – Steely Dan Last Minute – Strapping Young Lad Last Night – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Last Night – The Traveling Wilburys Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – The Smiths Last Night I Had a Dream – Randy Newman Last Night I had the Strangest Dream – Simon & Garfunkel Last Nite – The Strokes Last of My Kind – Alice in Chains Last of the 1%ers – The Black Halos Last of the Fumes – 2 Lone Swordsmen Last of the Steam Powered Trains – The Kinks The Last Remaining Light – Audioslave Last Rite – The Crown (at that time, The Crown of Thorns) The Last Ride of the Bozomobile – Buckethead Last Rose of Summer – Judas Priest The Last Rose of Summer – Tom Waits Last Season Purity – Forest Stream The Last Song – Foo Fighters The Last Song – Smashing Pumpkins The Last Song I Will Write – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Last Stop: This Town – Eels The Last Thing You Should Do – David Bowie The Last Time – Danny Elfman The Last Time – Bettye Lavette (backed by the Drive-By Truckers!) Last Time I Looked – Peter Case Last Time in Love – Sloan Last Time We Spoke – Eels Last Train Home – Armored Saint The Last Waltz Refrain – The Band The Last Word – Voltaire The Last Word – Torche The Last Worthless Evening – Don Henley Last Year’s Rain Didn’t Fall So Hard – The Twilight Sad Last Year’s Snow – The Cribs The Last You’ll Know – Neurosis

Funny notes: all three songs mentioning dreams are next to each other alphabetically, and both songs starting “Last Year’s…” followed it immediately with precipitation…bizarre.

Last Call Casualty- Bowling For Soup Last Christmas- Celtic Thunder Last Christmas- Glee Cast Last Dance- Chuck Mangione Last Day of the Year- Groovelily (from the musical Striking 12) The Last Duet/Enough is Enough- Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley (also from a musical, I think, but I don’t know which one) Last Flight Out- Plus One Last Leaf- OK Go Last Name- Glee Cast Last Night of the World- Michael Ball (from the musical Miss Saigon) Last of the Wilds- Nightwish Last Request- Paolo Nutini Last Resort- Richard Cheese The Last Sunrise- Aiden Last Time- Anthony Stewart Head The Last Time I Saw Richard- Joni Michell

Oy. I had a lot more of these than I usually do.

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The Last Act, Every Time – Oneida The Last Dance – Disco Inferno The Last Dance – Excepter Last Dance – Neil Young Last Day of Magic – The Kills Last Day of Summer – Kirsty MacColl The Last Day on Earth – Kate Miller Heidke Last Dinosaur – The Pillows Last Flowers – Radiohead Last Good Day of the Year – Cousteau Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – Low Last One to Die – Rancid The Last Remark – Steve Adey Last Snowstorm of the Year – Low Last Song – Marianne Faithfull Last Year’s Rain Didn’t Fall Quite So Hard – The Twilight Sad